…with a layer of snow on the ground;). We have been having a beautiful fall though and it has been so awesome to see so many families for updates. The fall colours have been spectacular!! It has been a few years since I last saw this family and the girls had grown up so much. They are beautiful girls with fantastic energy. I loved how the older daughter would come up with ideas for images and then the little one wanted to do the same…so cute! More soon!

I have been thinking a lot lately about how lucky I am. I am not going to lie…the move back to Calgary has been a transition with some challenges…although for the large part has been smooth. We had made a life in Redlands and it is tough to get re-established again. Thank goodness for the wide open arms and familiar faces of friends, family and clients (which really just fall in the friend category:).

To this client and so many more of you…thank you so much for welcoming me back and supporting me all the way through the last 5.5 years while I commuted from Southern California. Capturing your family memories, is a huge part of me and I love every second of it! I am so thankful for the trust and support that I have received over the last 13 years that I have been working with so many of you. I really can’t express this enough. Being invited into your lives to capture these memories for you, is not one that I take lightly and I very much recognize you have choice. The words that I have heard over the last few weeks have filled me with absolute joy and even more energy (if that is possible:) for what I do. I will continue to work hard to deliver amazing service / a super fun experience / exceptional product!

I am so lucky to get to see this family each year. They are a joy and their love for each other just pours through the images. I love that I get to document this each year! Here is a just a little sneak peek for them!

The fall season has begun! It is such a gorgeous time of year and it was so fun to begin with this adorable little 2 year old and his family…dogs and all:). Although 2 is a busy age, it is absolutely one of my favourites. There are so many things to capture! We even got a little video to capture his giggle…it is still in the works with the rest of the images but I wanted to get a sneak peek out to mom as I know she is excited to see them:).

I still have a couple of spots remaining for fall pictures…it is so nice to be back and able to be more flexible for everyone!

Ok, I need to start off by saying, I can’t even believe that some of my clients are now graduating from high school! Seriously!! Now that that is out of the way, I had a ton of fun getting to capture this lovely young lady with her horses. I love that I was hired to capture what she loves to do and not just what she looks like. These horses are a huge part of this girl’s life and it is so great to get to capture her with them. It was also extra special to get to watch her jump and get right in the middle of the action. Thank you to her trainer for allowing that! Congratulations T and you have some very exciting times ahead of you in the next chapter of your life!!

As I mentioned in the previous video, I will be taking a lot of video over the next little while and sharing our adventures of our last few months in California. I have decided to do a course at the same time as the timing syncs up well, offers new ways of doing things and forces me to get these videos done as homework:). The course I am taking is through Xanthe Berkley.

Here is the video “scenes from the weekend” that I did for the first assignment (due last monday…the 22nd)…I am already behind sharing here but will catch up this week with a few posts:). I have also been working on some brand films for clients and will be sharing those here as well. I have thoroughly enjoyed telling stories with video both personal and for businesses.